Privacy Policy

Data Controller

Sander Buiter

*Privacy Policy**

**Last Updated:** [2025-05-06]

This Privacy Policy describes how 'Empowering People Ltd.' ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects the personal information of individuals who contact us through our website's contact form.

**1. Information We Collect**

We collect the following personal information from you when you contact us through our website's contact form:

* **Name:** Your full name as provided in the contact form.
* **Email Address:** Your email address as provided in the contact form.

**2. How We Collect Information**

We collect this information directly from you when you voluntarily submit it through our contact form on our website.

**3. Use of Your Information**

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

* **Communication:** To respond to your inquiries, requests, and messages.
* **Correspondence:** To communicate with you regarding the subject of your contact.
* **Invoicing (if applicable):** If our correspondence leads to a business relationship involving payment, your name and potentially your email address may be used in our accounting system for invoicing purposes.

**4. Sharing of Your Information**

We will not share your personal information with any third parties except in the following limited circumstances:

* **Service Providers:** We may share your information with service providers who assist us in operating our business (e.g., our accounting software provider). These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and only use it for the services they provide to us.
* **Legal Requirements:** We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request, such as a court order or government investigation.

**5. Data Retention**

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including responding to your inquiries and maintaining a record of our correspondence. If our correspondence leads to a business relationship, we will retain your information for as long as required for legal and accounting purposes.

**6. Your Rights Under the GDPR (for EU Residents)**

If you are a resident of the European Union (EU), you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regarding your personal data, including:

* **The right to access:** You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.
* **The right to rectification:** You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data we hold about you.
* **The right to erasure (the "right to be forgotten"):** You have the right to request that we delete your personal data under certain circumstances.
* **The right to restriction of processing:** You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
* **The right to object to processing:** You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
* **The right to data portability:** You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

**7. Data Security**

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Your data is stored securely on our systems.

**8. Contact Us**

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

'Empowering People Ltd'
Please use out contact form to contact us about this.

**Changes to This Privacy Policy**

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on our website. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.